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Table 6 Employment and work–life balance dissatisfaction probit with selection results

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Dependent variable Employment equation Work–life balance dissatisfaction equation
Employment status =1 if ‘employed' =0 if ‘not employed' Work–life balance =1 if ‘dissatisfied' =0 if ‘not dissatisfied'
Explanatory variable coefficients
Sex (ref. men)
Women -0.676* 0.464*
Age (ref. 55 to 59)
60 to 64 -0.262* 0.097
65 and over -0.717* -0.254
Disability (ref. no)
Yes -0.227* 0.311*
Spouse or common-law partner (ref. no partner)
Yes, partner employed full time 0.349* -0.360*
Yes, partner employed part time 0.547* -0.566*
Yes, partner not employed -0.160* -0.028
Elder care (ref. no elder care)
Less than 4 hours per week 0.023 0.169
4 or more hours per week -0.114 0.530*
Education (ref. high school or less)
Some postsecondary 0.528* 0.242
College diploma or certificate 0.419* 0.091
University degree or above 0.561* 0.190
Annual personal income (ref. under $30,000)
$30,000 to $59,999 ... -0.266
$60,000 to $99,999 ... -0.014
$100,000 and over ... 0.160
Occupation (ref. sales, service, manufacturing)
Management ... 0.412*
Business, finance, administration, natural and applied sciences ... 0.202
Social science, education, health, arts ... 0.358*
Trades, primary industry ... 0.268
Weekly hours worked (all jobs) (ref. less than 30)
30 to 39 ... 0.167
40 to 49 ... 0.271
50 or more ... 0.823*
Job satisfaction (ref. unsatisfied with job)
Relatively satisfied ... -0.787*
Very satisfied ... -1.195*
Type of worker (ref. paid worker)
Self-employed ... -0.294*
Child care (ref. no child care)
Less than 4 hours per week 0.434* -0.180
4 or more hours per week -0.017 -0.190
Non-senior adult care (ref. no)
Yes -0.201 0.203
Flexible schedule (ref. no)
Yes ... 0.019
Regular daytime schedule (ref. no)
Yes ... -0.139
Work some hours at home1 (ref. no)
Yes ... -0.013
Urban/rural (ref. rural and small town areas2)
Large urban centres 0.002 0.140
Immigrant (ref. no)
Yes -0.076 -0.060
Pension main source of income (ref. no)
Yes -1.568* ...
Constant 0.513* -0.589
athrho ( P > | t | ) -0.308 (0.085)
Prob > F 0.000
1. Excluding overtime.
2. Including Prince Edward Island.
* significantly different from the reference group (ref.) at 0.05 level or better.
Source: Statistics Canada, General Social Survey, 2005.